,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #biai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ab1 #bjad,mr4
 ,leahy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title   
#ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) respect to !
 def9ition ( wid[ & wid[]1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,copyright & ,m>riage      
,equality ,act4  #b4 ,def9ition ( wid[ &
 wid[] 9 title #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aja ( title #ag1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ !
 def9ition ( wid[ or wid[] & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  ,an individual is ! wid[ or    
wid[] ( an au?or if ! c\rts ( ! ,/ate 9 
:i* ! individual & ! au?or 7 m>ri$ 7or1 
if ! individual & ! au?or 7 n m>ri$ 9   
any ,/ate b 7 validly m>ri$ 9 ano!r     
jurisdiction1 ! c\rts ( any ,/ate7 w\ld 
f9d t ! individual & ! au?or 7 validly  
m>ri$ at ! "t ( ! au?or's dea?1 :e!r or 
n ! sp\se has lat] rem>ri$4  4  7b7     
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      

subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to !
 dea? ( any au?or t occurs on or aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4